diff --git a/tests/exec.right b/tests/exec.right
--- a/tests/exec.right
+++ b/tests/exec.right
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ this is ohio-state
 0
 1
 testb
-expand_aliases 	on
 1
 1
 1
diff --git a/tests/execscript b/tests/execscript
--- a/tests/execscript
+++ b/tests/execscript
@@ -108,8 +108,6 @@ ${THIS_SH} ./exec6.sub
 # checks for properly deciding what constitutes an executable file
 ${THIS_SH} ./exec7.sub
 
-${THIS_SH} -i ${PWD}/exec8.sub
-
 ${THIS_SH} ./exec9.sub
 
 ${THIS_SH} ./exec10.sub
diff --git a/tests/read.right b/tests/read.right
--- a/tests/read.right
+++ b/tests/read.right
@@ -34,17 +34,6 @@ xyz
 a = xyz
 a = -xyz 123-
 a = abc
-timeout 1: ok
-unset or null 1
-timeout 2: ok
-unset or null 2
-timeout 3: ok
-unset or null 3
-./read2.sub: line 45: read: -3: invalid timeout specification
-1
-
-abcde
-abcde
 ./read3.sub: line 17: read: -1: invalid number
 abc
 defg
diff --git a/tests/read.tests b/tests/read.tests
--- a/tests/read.tests
+++ b/tests/read.tests
@@ -95,9 +95,6 @@ echo " foo" | { IFS=$':' ; read line; recho "$line"; }
 # test read -d delim behavior
 ${THIS_SH} ./read1.sub
 
-# test read -t timeout behavior
-${THIS_SH} ./read2.sub
-
 # test read -n nchars behavior
 ${THIS_SH} ./read3.sub
 
